Davis vs Lomachenko: why isn’t there an agreement yet?
After ‘Tank’ defeated Martin, both fighters seemed to be willing to fight, but negotiations are now on hold. Here’s the reason why.
Gervonta Davis wants to keep making history in boxing and face the best boxers before he decides to hang up the gloves.
After beating Frank Martin convincingly, he stated he wanted to take on bigger challenges and names. He believes he has the qualities to keep his undefeated record going and beat the top fighters. Asked about potential opponents in the post-fight press conferences, he mentioned a few boxers, including Decin Haney, Shakur Stevenson, and Vasiliy Lomachenko.
Although it has been reported that Stevenson could be Davis’ next rival, the truth is that the Baltimore native has only been in negotiations to face the two-time Olympic gold medalist Lomachenko. Even the prestigious promoter Bob Arum admitted that it was the fight to make and it would be a reality after some negotiations.
The Davis vs Lomacheno fight in jeopardy, but why?
However, it seems things aren’t as smooth as Arum predicted. As of now, the negotiations are on hold and it’s unclear if both men will get to an agreement.
But what’s the reason for that? The Ukrainian’s manager, Egis Klimas, revealed that the IBF champion isn’t motivated to fight WBA champion Tank Davis right now.
Loma last recorded an 11-round knockout win over former unified lightweight champion George Kambosos Jr. on May 12 in Australia, but he seems to have lost the motivation to keep fighting, even if it’s a super fight against one of the best boxers.
Klimas said on X that his fighter is “not in the mood right now. He doesn’t have the motivation at that moment.”
“With Loma, just money is not what motivates him. He doesn’t take anything just because of money. You can offer him millions, tens of millions of dollars. If he doesn’t have motivation, he’s not ready to prepare for the fight”, he added.
With the current situation, Lomachenko may decide to take a break from boxing due to the ongoing war in his homeland, Ukraine, before returning to the ring. However, rumors regarding the fight between both men and their negotiations may arise and many could think Vasiliy is ducking Davis.